2029/30 Senior Tribute
COREY HICKS
When
Corey Hicks walked onto the Finneran Pavilion court with his parents,
Jerald and
Monique, on Senior Day, tears of joy ran down his cheeks. Images of Corey embracing his parents immediately appeared on social media. "Everybody loves Corey," one of his classmates said about him after the game.
Code:
#3 SG Corey Hicks - Villanova - Senior
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Height: 6-3
Weight: 207
High School: Riverside High School
Hometown: Riverside, NJ
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 36 56 77 100 40 41 19 56 60 59 58 5 87 42 63 80
2028: 33 50 77 98 37 38 18 51 57 58 53 5 86 39 61 74
2027: 30 44 68 95 33 34 17 45 54 52 47 5 84 36 59 68
2026: 28 39 61 93 30 31 16 42 51 48 43 5 82 34 58 63
2025: 26 35 55 85 28 29 14 38 47 42 37 3 80 30 55 53
Potential: D C B A C C D C C C C F
Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 92
Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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2026 38 0 15.7 4.5 0.5 2.2 1.1 1.0 1.14 0.6 0.1 1.3
2027 39 0 25.0 7.2 0.9 4.5 2.1 1.7 1.24 0.6 0.2 2.5
2028 38 18 23.5 8.3 1.1 4.3 2.1 2.0 1.04 1.2 0.0 2.6
2029 35 35 31.3 16.9 1.3 4.8 2.4 2.4 1.00 1.6 0.1 2.7
Career 150 53 23.7 9.0 0.9 4.0 1.9 1.8 1.00 1.0 0.1 2.3
Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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2026 1.5 3.9 .392 0.5 0.9 .588 0.9 2.6 .340 1.15 2.08
2027 2.2 4.5 .483 1.5 1.9 .770 1.4 3.1 .458 1.61 10.46
2028 2.7 5.7 .475 1.4 1.8 .765 1.5 3.7 .394 1.45 8.71
2029 5.5 10.9 .504 2.3 2.8 .827 3.6 7.6 .472 1.55 12.69
Career 2.9 6.1 .475 1.4 1.8 .766 1.8 4.2 .431 1.47 8.41
Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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2026 38 0 597 170 19 83 42 37 21 3 51
2027 39 0 976 280 37 176 83 67 23 9 98
2028 38 18 894 314 41 165 80 77 44 1 99
2029 35 35 1094 593 44 169 84 84 56 3 93
Career 150 53 3561 1357 141 593 289 265 144 16 341
Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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2026 58 148 20 34 34 100 79
2027 84 174 57 74 55 120 408
2028 103 217 52 68 56 142 331
2029 193 383 81 98 126 267 444
Career 438 922 210 274 271 629 1262
Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 35 4 12 6 4 1 6 12 18 10 10 8 17
Career 35 4 12 6 5 2 6 12 18 10 10 8 17
Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 14
2025 High School: Rated **** and #78 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
2025 High School: All-State (New Jersey)
2027 NCAA Champion
2029 3rd Team All-American
2029 1st Team All-Conference (Big East Conference)
I recruited Corey for Lafayette, too, but his desire to play for Villanova never wavered. The story of his Wildcat career is a story of patience and hard work, and it has quite a happy ending.
As a freshman, Corey was the first guard off the bench. The next season, he played starters' minutes without starting a game, even with
Duncan Sims now eligible and deserving playing time. Corey's ability to move to the three and guard players six or seven inches taller than he was, combined with his deadly outside shot, made him an essential part of
Graham Sims' rotation and an indispensable member of an NCAA championship team.
Corey admits he believed he deserved to begin his junior year as a starter, but he spent the first two months of the season as the sixth man. When the opportunity to start was presented to him, he grabbed it with both hands and never let go. And, as a senior, he emerged as one of the best basketball players in the nation, a first team All-Big East player and a third-team All-American.
Only one player in school history made more three-point baskets than Corey did this season: his long-time teammate
Jacob Allen '29. Corey also ranks second to Jacob in made three-pointers in a career. He's sixth all-time in total points, and he's also in the top ten for assists and steals.
Some pro draft experts list Corey as a possible second round pick. If he's not drafted, he plans to try out with a professional team. He'll graduate with a 3.73 GPA in Political Science, and he's been accepted to law school at the University of Virginia. Wherever he goes, Corey will represent what's best about Villanova and its basketball program.
Thanks for the memories, Corey.